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Introduction to Food Security

Introduction to Food Security

OVERVIEW

Self-guided, 25-minute module illustrates the four pillars of food security: availability, access, utilization and stability. USAID development programs work to strengthen these pillars, mitigating global poverty and hunger.

This module provides participants with an overview of the concept of food security and the effects of food insecurity on households. It also explores trends in food security and explores USAID’s role in reducing hunger and poverty.

Food Security
Agriculture and Food Security
What Is Food Security?
Time Dimensions
How Do Households Cope?
Food Security as a System
Food Security challenges in the next 50 Years
What Does USAID Do?
The U.S. Government Taking Action via Agriculture
Cross Cutting Issues
Conclusion

Total Time: 25 minutes

Learn more about the Feed the Future initiative through this series of trainings:

All three of these modules are also available to USAID employees on USAID University.

Audience

This module is intended for USAID agricultural development professionals and other USAID staff involved in the design and management of agriculture and food security programs, as well as external partners working on smallholder market access.

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, participants will be able to outline the basic components of food security and discuss the scope of the problem. Participants will also be able to describe USAID’s approach to food security.

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